Nighthawk RS700S Review (vs. ASUS RT-BE96U): A Top-Performance Wi-Fi 7 Contender
10 Min Read
It took me a while to evaluate the NETGEAR Nighthawk RS700S BE19000 Wi-Fi 7 router. The router’s actual model is …
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NETGEAR RBE973S Orbi 970 Series Review (vs. TP-Link Deco BE85): A Tiring Mixed Bag of Complicated Wi-Fi, Real Multi-Gigabit, and a Major Sticker Shock
13 Min Read
First available in late September 2023, the Orbi 970 Series, NETGEAR’s first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system, proved complicated to test. …
TP-Link Deco BE85 BE22000 Wi-Fi 7 Mesh System Review: A Real Multi-Gigabit Solution for a Large Home
12 Min Read
The TP-Link Deco BE85 is the first Wi-Fi 7 mesh system on the market, and consists of multiple identical mesh-enabled …
It’s a Solid! How Dong Knows Tech Does Networking Speed Testing for Its In-Depth Hardware Reviews
12 Min Read
If you ever wonder how I perform networking speed testing on devices—including Wi-Fi access points (standalone or housed within Wi-Fi …
U7 Pro Access Point: Ubiquiti’s UniFi 7 Embraces Wi-Fi 7 in Earnest
3 Min Read
Ubiquiti, on January 8, 2024, announced the U7 Pro PoE access point as part of its all-new UniFi 7 family …
Goodbye 2023: You Made Us Stronger!
10 Min Read
It’s the last day of the year, and I’m going to do a little recapping of what happened to me …
Synology DiskStation DS223 Review (vs. DS224+): An Entry-Level NAS Server that Means Business
7 Min Read
The DS223 is the first standard Synology NAS server I’ve officially tested in a long time. Previously, I’ve reviewed mostly …
Zyxel WBE660S PoE++ Access Point Review: A Promising 1st Wi-Fi 7 Upgrade
8 Min Read
If you have a home network—with a dated Wi-Fi standard or no Wi-Fi at all—and want to upgrade it straight …
ASUS RT-BE96U Review: An Exciting AiMesh Router with Real Wi-Fi 7
12 Min Read
The RT-BE96U is ASUS’s first Wi-Fi 7 router but far from the first of its type. Yet, it turned out …
New Samsung T5 EVO Puts up to 8TB of Rugged Storage in Your Pocket
3 Min Read
Samsung today unveiled its T5 EVO portable state drive (SSD)—the first on the market that can hold up to 8TB …
